Joseph-Charles BOUCHER

(b. 12 February 1726 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1811 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Charles BOUCHER was born 12 February 1726 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Joseph-Charles BOUCHER was the child of Charles BOUCHER and Marie HENAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BOUCHER and Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA (maternal) Pierre HUNEAULT (ENAUD, HÉNAULT) dit CANADA and Marie-Anne RATEL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph-Charles married Marie-Thérèse HETU 1 July 1748 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Thérèse HETU was born 23 February 1731 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Thérèse died 7 May 1787 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Joseph-Charles married (2) Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS 1 August 1791 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS was born abt. 1771 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 21 March 1797 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph-Charles BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS and Madeleine GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dite BELLEGARDE.

Joseph-Charles BOUCHER died 5 June 1811 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Joseph-Charles BOUCHER married

Marie-Thérèse HETU-- Date: 1 July 1748 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
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Marie-Thérèse HETU was the child of Jean-Baptiste HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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Children of Joseph-Charles BOUCHER and Marie-Thérèse HETU:

Charles BOUCHER (b.26 September 1749, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite GENEREUX 4 July 1774 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Thérèse BOUCHER (b.3 July 1752, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1826, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX 7 October 1771 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Apolline BOUCHER (b.3 November 1755, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 1 December 1755, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France )

Marie-Josephe BOUCHER (b.9 September 1762, Berthierville, Canada d. 5 March 1826, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 18 January 1779 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Genevieve BOUCHER (b.8 September 1764, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Archange BOUCHER (b.30 November 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 March 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre GERVAIS 6 June 1785 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite BOUCHER (b.22 June 1768, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 October 1770, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Louise BOUCHER (b.16 February 1771, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 March 1771, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER (b.9 October 1772, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 November 1772, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

Antoine BOUCHER (b.30 December 1773, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 August 1835, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Archange GRIMARD dite MORAND 1 August 1796 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles BOUCHER married

Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS-- Date: 1 August 1791 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS was the child of Joseph-Charles BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS and Madeleine GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dite BELLEGARDE

Children of Joseph-Charles BOUCHER and Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS:

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1726 Birth
12 February 1726
Sorel, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Charles BOUCHER and Marie-Thérèse HETU 1 July 1748, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 22 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Charles BOUCHER was born 26 September 1749, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Joseph-Charles was 23 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOUCHER was born 3 July 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Apolline BOUCHER was born 3 November 1755, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Joseph-Charles was 29 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BOUCHER was born 9 September 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles was 36 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Birth of Child
Genevieve BOUCHER was born 8 September 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles was 38 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Archange BOUCHER was born 30 November 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles was 40 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOUCHER was born 22 June 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles was 42 years old.

1770 Death of Child
Marguerite BOUCHER died 31 October 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles was 44 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHER was born 16 February 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles was 45 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOUCHER married 7 October 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER was born 9 October 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles was 46 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Antoine BOUCHER was born 30 December 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles was 47 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Charles BOUCHER married 4 July 1774, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marguerite GENEREUX

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BOUCHER married 18 January 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Archange BOUCHER married 6 June 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre GERVAIS

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse HETU died 7 May 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Charles BOUCHER and Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS 1 August 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 65 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage of Child
Antoine BOUCHER married 1 August 1796, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Archange GRIMARD dite MORAND

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS died 21 March 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Death
5 June 1811
Berthierville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 85.

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